Reassignment

From Hermana Haynes, August 16:
"I finally got reassigned! Wahoo! I honestly was super anxious for my reassignment! I had no idea where I would be going and all I wanted was someplace I had never been before, no freezing winters, and fire flys. And....for the most part its real!!! MISSOURI INDEPENDENCE MISSION!!!!  I am super stoked. I know that there are people there that I need an that will help my testimony grow. I know that I am supposed to go to Missouri for a reason."



From Hermana Haynes, August 26:
"Things are so great! I flew in on Wednesday and then President took all us of new missionaries to Liberty Jail. It was awesome! I really liked that. Then, we headed over to the visitors center and had a little tour there. That was also super cool. Then, we headed back to the mission home and had dinner, some training, and interviews. There were 31 of us new missionaries there (the biggest group they have ever had come into the Missouri Independence mission) but it seemed like it was just one big happy family. In our interviews, he told us who our companions would be and where we would be going. 

"So, then the next day we headed to the stake center to meet up with our new companions! My trainer is Sister Fuenzalida. She is from Salt Lake but both her parents are natives of Chile. She is SO awesome! She helps me out so much! She is bilingual in spanish and english so that is super helpful. Then, we traveled to our area. Oh the area...haha. I am serving in Kansas City, Kansas, in the Kaw River ward. It's an interesting place that's for sure....It's literally a ghetto. There is only black people and Latinos, mostly Mexican, and its a jungle! I have met all walks of life here that's for sure! Everyone is SUPER poor. It's a great place! It has really opened my eyes on life. I was expecting poorer people in Argentina, but not in Missouri. It's pretty different. But, everyone is super humble. 

"Its hard to keep progressing investigators because no one is really into commitment here so we have just been finding like CRAZY!!!! Missionary work is hard, but its so great! I wouldn't want to be doing anything else! Its also super hot here! Like 95+Humidity. Pretty crazy. But, things are great. Our ward is actually bilingual. There are headsets which you can use to get the message translated and then there are English Sunday schools and relief societies and then Spanish Sunday schools and relief societies. Our ward had 600 members, and 200 come...so reactivation is also a huge priority right now too! 

"We have an investigator named Nancy. She is 15 and awesome! Yesterday we were able to commit her to baptism on the 14 of September! During that lesson with her, it really hit home why I am here. I love it!"

New Address:
Hermana Haynes
3117 Barnett Ave.
Apt. A 2nd Floor
Kansas City, Kansas 66102